Emmett Till marker in Mississippi toppled but not vandalized
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An Emmett Till historical marker in Mississippi will be repaired after being knocked…
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Former pilot gets life sentence in killing of 3 neighbors
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general said a former Army major accused of killing three neighbors to eliminate a witness in a…
Continue ReadingBritish man rescued after being lost 3 days in Thai jungle
BANGKOK (AP) — A 72-year-old British man has been found safe three days after disappearing in a thick jungle in northeastern Thailand while going…
Continue ReadingNew this week: ‘Kate,’ ‘Come From Away’ and MTV’s VMAs
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Mary Elizabeth Winstead starring in the brutal assassin thriller “Kate”…
Continue ReadingRising numbers of Ecuadorians hurt by pandemic head to US
By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An extraordinary number of Ecuadorians has been coming to the United States — often to New…
Continue ReadingWorshippers pray at gas station in Lebanon amid fuel crisis
JIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Dozens of Lebanese worshippers knelt for Friday prayers at a gas station south of Beirut amid severe fuel shortages that have…
Continue ReadingArmy: Nearly 6,000 extremists surrender in northeast Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army says nearly 6,000 Boko Haram militants have surrendered in the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Mexico confronts complex position on immigration
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing immigration pressures from the north, south and within its own borders,…
Continue ReadingHonduras economic development zones worry residents, experts
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press SAN MARCOS DE COLON, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ push to form semi-autonomous development zones aimed at…
Continue ReadingKristen Stewart gains perspective on fame playing Diana
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kristen Stewart says there’s a “huge, vast” difference between her loss of…
Continue ReadingUniversal’s Horror Nights open for screams after absence
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After a pandemic-related absence of almost two years, Universal Orlando Resort’s celebration of all things…
Continue ReadingApple delays iPhone photo-scanning plan amid fierce backlash
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple is indefinitely delaying its plans to scan iPhones in…
Continue ReadingJoan Washington, UK voice coach to Hollywood stars, is dead
LONDON (AP) — Hollywood stars are paying tribute to voice coach Joan Washington, whose death was announced Friday. Washington’s death was…
Continue ReadingImagine Dragons dive into the darkness with brave new album
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The new Imagine Dragons album cover depicts a man falling through space, gravity gently…
Continue ReadingPandemic once again disrupts plans for Jewish High Holy Days
By DAVID CRARY and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press As customary, there will be celebrations and somber reflections as American Jews observe the upcoming…
Continue ReadingFrom 9/11’s ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last.
By CALVIN WOODWARD, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and DAVID RISING Associated Press The terrorist attacks on the United States nearly 20 years ago brought…
Continue ReadingPolish PM to EU: Don’t lecture us Poles about democracy
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish prime minister says nobody has the right to lecture Poland on democracy. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki spoke…
Continue ReadingMerkel: Germany will spend what’s needed to fix flood damage
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated that German authorities will provide however much money is needed to repair damage caused by…
Continue ReadingFor her directing debut, Maggie Gyllenhaal adapts Ferrante
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Maggie Gyllenhaal may come from a family of filmmakers, but she never let herself dream about…
Continue ReadingRights body raps Greece over migrant rescue crackdown
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Europe’s top human rights body has called on Greece’s parliament to withdraw…
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